Wireless network architecture comprising platform dependent and platform independent characteristics
First Claim
1. A program product for use by a device in a wireless communications environment, the program product comprising a computer readable medium having embodied therein a computer program for storing data, the computer program comprising:
- platform independent logic for passing platform independent protocol messages between wireless devices, the platform independent protocol messages for controlling channel selection and for causing power adjustment, wherein the platform independent logic is not dependent upon the underlying hardware upon which it is employed;
platform dependent logic for use by each wireless device to translate the platform independent protocol messages into platform dependent commands for execution, the platform dependent commands being dependent upon the hardware upon which they are employed.
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Abstract
The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.
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8 Claims
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1. A program product for use by a device in a wireless communications environment, the program product comprising a computer readable medium having embodied therein a computer program for storing data, the computer program comprising:
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platform independent logic for passing platform independent protocol messages between wireless devices, the platform independent protocol messages for controlling channel selection and for causing power adjustment, wherein the platform independent logic is not dependent upon the underlying hardware upon which it is employed;
platform dependent logic for use by each wireless device to translate the platform independent protocol messages into platform dependent commands for execution, the platform dependent commands being dependent upon the hardware upon which they are employed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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